Goldstone says "oops"

On Friday, South African judge Richard Goldstone offered a half-hearted apology for and retraction of his 2009 "Goldstone Report," a particularly damaging and libelous document accusing Israel of war crimes and "crimes against humanity" duringOperation Cast Leadin late 2008.

Goldstone's "oops," given in aWashington Postop-ed, blames his jumping to the worst possible -- and obviously wrong -- conclusions on "Israel's lack of cooperation with our investigation." Had any nation but Israel been treated this way, the international community would have rightly castigated Goldstone and his report as propaganda rather than investigation.